UN report: ‘Woefully inadequate’ climate pledges spell 3.2C temperature rise
By DW
11 December 2020 |
4:46 pm
A green coronavirus-induced recovery could help close the emissions gap, but it is not enough for world leaders to meet their goal of limiting warming to well below 2C.
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